Add parallel Print Page Options

14 Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh, and aloes, with all the chief spices.

15 You are a fountain [springing up] in a garden, a well of living waters, and flowing streams from Lebanon.(A)

16 [You have called me a garden, she said] Oh, I pray that the [cold] [a]north wind and the [soft] south wind may blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out [in abundance for you in whom my soul delights]. Let my beloved come into his garden and eat its choicest fruits.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 4:16 Am I willing to have the north wind of adversity blow upon me, if it will better fit me for Christ’s presence and companionship?

Bible Gateway Recommends

Amplified Holy Bible--bonded leather, burgundy
Amplified Holy Bible--bonded leather, burgundy
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $33.99
Save: $16.00 (32%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Holy Bible, XL Edition--soft leather-look, brown
Amplified Holy Bible, XL Edition--soft leather-look, brown
Retail: $52.99
Our Price: $36.99
Save: $16.00 (30%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Compact Holy Bible--soft leather-look, camel/burgundy
Amplified Compact Holy Bible--soft leather-look, camel/burgundy
Retail: $39.99
Our Price: $27.99
Save: $12.00 (30%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Amplified Journal the Word Bible--soft leather-look, brown
Amplified Journal the Word Bible--soft leather-look, brown
Retail: $67.99
Our Price: $45.99
Save: $22.00 (32%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars